Past Events and Completed Works

Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise – A Residential Study Camp for Indian-American Children

Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

Dates: July 28-August 22, 2019 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry This is a brief report summarising the recently concluded 25-day residential study camp “Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise” which was designed by Sri Aurobindo Society in collaboration with Agastya Gurukulam. This unique camp which included 15 children, ages 13-18 from various parts of the USA, was […]

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Luminaries from Modern Indian Renaissance: 1857-1947

Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events and Completed Works

Date: August 10, 2019Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry SAFIC organised its fourth Special Lecture of the year 2019 on August 10, 2019. The special invitee for this programme was Sandeep Balakrishna, who delivered an enlightening lecture titled “Luminaries from Modern Indian Renaissance: 1857-1947” Sandeep Balakrishna is a Bengalaru-based author, independent scholar, columnist and public intellectual.

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Poster Exhibition on Sri Aurobindo and Indian Freedom Movement

Exhibitions, India-Our Mother, Past Events and Completed Works

Venue: Pondicherry University Inauguration Date: August 15, 2019 Exhibition Dates: August 15-25, 2019 “India must have Swaraj in order to live for the world, not as a slave for the material and political benefit of a single purse-proud and selfish nation, but a free people for the spiritual and intellectual benefit of the human race.”

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An Orientation for M.Ed. Students from Pondicherry University

Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

Date: July 29, 2019 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society On July 29th, we hosted a special orientation event for a group of 50 Master of Education (M.Ed.) students who are currently attending a one-week Capacity Building Workshop on Research Skills and Methodology sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI, conducted by School of Education,

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Special Lecture by Prof. Devdas Menon (IIT-Madras)

All Life is Yoga, Guest Lectures, Past Events and Completed Works

June 21, 2019 Location: Sri Aurobindo Society As part of its events to commemorate the 5th International Yoga Day, a Special Lecture was organised on June 21, 2019 by Prof. Devdas Menon of IIT-Madras. Prof. Menon’s inspiring lecture, titled “Looking for separate self….and never, never finding it.” Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Hon’ble Vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University

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Interaction with Auro Schools

Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

June 13-14, 2019, Sri Aurobindo Society SAFIC team recently conducted two-day intense discussions with selected representatives from four Auro schools (Chandigarh, Patiala and Jodhpur and Bengaluru) on the theme: Incorporating Topics and Insights from Indian Culture into Curriculum. This interaction was part of a programme organised by Shri Pradeep Narang, Chairman, Sri Aurobindo Society. Representatives

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Human Elements in Online Teaching – Lecture at Pondicherry University

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

June 3, 2019 The UGC–Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC) at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to deliver a special lecture at the UGC-HRDC: Academic Staff College. This lecture was organized on June 3, 2019 as a part of the HRDC Refresher Course on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and e-Learning Content Development, offered for

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Indian Perspectives on Education – Lecture at Pondicherry University

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

22-May-2019 Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Pondicherry University The Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of University Grants Commissions (UGC) at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to deliver a special lecture as part at the UGC–HRDC Academic Staff College. This lecture was organized on May 22, 2019, as part of the HRDC Orientation Course offered

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National Seminar on Prenatal Education: Ancient Indian Perspectives

All Life is Yoga, Conferences and Seminars, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works

Start Date:11-Apr-2019 End Date:12-Apr-2019 Location:Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVMV), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu On April 11–12, 2019, Sri Aurobindo Society and Department of Sanskrit and Indian Culture, Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVMV) jointly organized a ‘National Seminar on Prenatal Education: Ancient Indian Perspectives’. The guiding idea behind this national seminar, or rather the whole

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National Workshop on Integral Education

Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

A 2-day National Workshop on ‘Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Education’ was conducted in collaboration with the School of Education (SOE), Pondicherry University (PU). This workshop was held on March 25–26, 2019 at the School of Humanities Building on the Silver Jubilee Campus of the university. The workshop planning took about a month and a small team

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ABHYUDAYA Conclave—Inspiring Leadership through Vedic Vision

Courses and Study Groups, India-Our Mother, Past Events and Completed Works

“No national awakening is really vital and enduring which confines itself to a single field. It is when the soul awakens that a nation is really alive, and the life will then manifest itself in all the manifold forms of activity in which man seeks to express the strength and the delight of the expansive

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“Sri Aurobindo – A Pioneer Social Thinker” – Lecture at Pondicherry University

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: February 28, 2019 Venue: Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University The Department of Sociology at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to speak on the topic – “Sri Aurobindo – A Pioneer Social Thinker”. This lecture was part of the Sociology department’s Silver Jubilee lecture series. In her lecture Dr. Mehra highlighted that what makes

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Poster Exhibition on Nari Shakti at Pondicherry University

Education for New India, Exhibitions, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Inauguration Date: February 25, 2019, 11:00AM Venue: EMMC Exhibition Hall, Pondicherry University Exhibition Dates: February 25 – March 11, 2019 Nari Shakti: Woman, an Indomitable Sprit – an exhibition conceived and created by Dr. Beloo Mehra was inaugurated at Pondicherry University by Hon’ble VC Prof. Gurmeet Singh on February 25, 2019. This exhibition is part

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“Life Beautiful: Harmony Within and Without” – Lecture at Pondicherry University

All Life is Yoga, BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works

Date: February 26, 2019 Venue: Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University On February 26, 2019 Dr. Beloo Mehra, Senior Associate, SAFIC, delivered a special lecture on the topic – “LIFE BEAUTIFUL: HARMONY WITHIN AND WITHOUT” at the Department of Applied Psychology at Pondicherry University. Starting with a brief elaboration of a key point made by

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Special Lecture on “Sri Aurobindo and Renaissance in India”

Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events and Completed Works

“India has to get back entirely to the native power of her spirit at its very deepest and to turn all the needed strengths and aims of her present and future life into materials for that spirit to work upon and integrate and harmonise. … The beginning of this process of original creation in every

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Sri Aurobindo on Indian Culture – Talk at Sri Aurobindo Action, WB Chapter Study Camp

BhāratShakti Talks, India-Our Mother, Past Events and Completed Works

On December 28, 2018, Dr. Beloo Mehra presented a talk on “Sri Aurobindo and Indian Culture” to a group of about 20 visitors from West Bengal who were attending a study camp organized by Sri Aurobindo Action, West Bengal chapter. The natural and serene ambience of the open-air, under-the-tree setting at Udavi School, Auroville provided

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